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“We thought it was a period piece”: Plainclothes cast on the urgent relevance of policing queer desire

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Carmen Emmi, Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey sit down with Gay Times to explore the powerful story of Plainclothes, why its themes remain painfully relevant today and the urgent need for more queer visibility. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS “This period in history is very resonant for our community,” Russell Tovey says of Plainclothes. While set in the 90s, the romantic thriller feels urgently relevant today: recent reports reveal that the Amtrak Police Department has targeted a Penn Station cruising site, resulting in more than 200 arrests since 1 June. “We thought…

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Plainclothes: Critics praise Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth’s “smoldering” gay drama

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The reviews are in for Plainclothes following its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Set in 1990s New York City, the upcoming romantic drama stars Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) as Lucas, a working-class undercover officer who is tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself attracted to one of his targets, Andrew (Looking alum Russell Tovey). Also starring Amy Forsyth, Christian Cooke, Maria Dizzia, John Bedford Lloyd, Gabe Fazio and Sam Asa Brownstein, Plainclothes marks the feature-length directorial debut…

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Plainclothes: Here’s your first look at Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey’s queer drama

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The first set of images from Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey’s upcoming queer drama has arrived. Back in March, Variety revealed that The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes star and Looking talent were cast in the new independent film by writer and director Carmen Emmi.   Set in the 90s, Plainclothes follows Lucas (Blyth), “a working-class undercover officer” who is tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets (Tovey). Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Gabe Fazio and Amy Forsyth make…

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Plainclothes: Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth cast in new queer film

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Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth are going undercover for a new queer police drama. The new film titled Plainclothes is set in the 90s and follows “a working-class undercover officer” who “is tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets.” The new independent film, written and directed by Carmen Emmi, is produced by Arthur Landon, Colby Cote and Eric Podwall. Landon and Cote told Variety that the film “is a heartfelt story that deals with internal conflict, family, and the complexities…

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